dental office update

A 2,310 sq ft dental office at 1550 West Magnolia Real Estate in Fort Worth is undergoing a renovation focused on electrical, plumbing, and ADA barrier compliance. The project, filed as a dental office update under the name Tom F. Cockerell, Jr., D.D.S., is registered with TDLR and targeted for November 2026. The scope of work explicitly includes updating electrical systems, plumbing, ADA compliance, and barrier compliance to ensure the facility meets current standards.

Thomas Franklin Cockerell is the owner of record for this privately funded renovation on private land. The estimated cost for the work is $200,000, which calculates to $87 per square foot. This cost is below the Tarrant County median for similar renovation filings, while the per-square-foot rate remains close to the county median of $79. The scheduled build window is 73 days, a duration that is close to the 92-day median for renovation projects in the county.

Blair Baker serves as the registered accessibility specialist for this filing, ensuring the project adheres to TDLR registration requirements. This flood zone status indicates the property is not within the high-risk area for flooding, which may influence construction planning and insurance considerations for the private use of the space.

Permit and Local Context

City of Fort Worth permit records show five permits issued at this street address between May 2026 and September 2026. These include two electrical permits, one commercial building permit, one plumbing permit, and one mechanical permit. The declared valuations on these permits total $200,000, with one permit listed with a final status. The most recent permit description is B1_WORK_DESC.

ZIP code 76104 has a population of about 20,694, with a median household income of $56,848 according to U.S. Census estimates. The area contains 9,605 housing units, and the median owner-occupied home value is $145,000. Tarrant County’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in July 2026, a figure higher than the rate recorded a year earlier. These local economic and demographic factors provide context for the private investment in this specific dental office renovation.